Platonism
Plato's political philosophy, entrusting the city's government to a philosophical elite formed by virtue and knowledge, with strong control over education, property and customs in the name of justice and social harmony.
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In one sentence
I want a city governed by philosopher-kings, with guardians educated in virtue and strict control over property and customs.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Very strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 93% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 11
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Diplomacy
On Diplomacy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 46This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Plato
A Greek philosopher, Plato criticized Athenian democracy and imagined a city governed by philosophers, with rigid education, moral censorship, and the strong subordination of private interests to the harmony of the political community.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyPope Pius IXPope and monarch of the Papal States93%
SociallyOtto StrasserPolitical theorist96%
EconomicallyJosé BovéActivist100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator92%
ActivismNick FuentesPolitical commentator and streamer92%
Religion13th Dalai Lama (Thubten Gyatso)Religious leader and head of state91%
PoliticsJulius NyerereStatesman91%
PhilosophyMartin HeideggerPhilosopher90%
PoliticsJuan Domingo PerónStatesman90%
Political theoryPentti LinkolaRadical ecologist89%
PoliticsPlínio SalgadoPolitician89%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Republic of Venice
697–1797A powerful medieval merchant republic, Venice was governed by a commercial oligarchy that dominated Mediterranean trade, uniting stable institutions, a strong navy, and immense economic power for centuries.
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Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIranClerical-statist theocracy91%
SociallyRussiaStatist-rentier authoritarianism91%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism98%
The most distant
Tokugawa Japan
1603–1868The Tokugawa shogunate pacified Japan after the Sengoku era with a feudal system of domains (bakuhan), a rigid four-class social hierarchy, official Neo-Confucianism, a ban on Christianity and external isolation (sakoku).
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyPapal States756–187092%
SociallySpartac. 900–192 a.C.96%
EconomicallyPeronist Argentina1946–195599%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Aristocratism
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- Far-Right
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- Third Position
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- Right
Confucianism
Doctrine that grounds political order in the ruler's virtue, ritual hierarchy and filial piety, favouring bureaucratic merit and moral education over coercive law or popular participation.
- Third Position
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